Although Setup II was the catalyst getting Prey to Laguna Seca, the 27 year old Oshkosh, Wisconsin resident put his racing shoe in the Banner door three months ago. On the set of the show, Prey met Banner Racing team owner and driver Leighton Reese. Prey happened to mention that when not behind the wheel of a race car he was driving an 18-wheeler. It just so happened that Reese needed a second driver to help get the Banner rig from Minnesota to Mexico City and then to Virginia. At the last two races Prey has been a valuable member of the Banner Racing crew.

“I started with the Banner guys in Miami for the second race. I was helping with driver changes and working with the 06 car on the mechanical stuff. Doing the little jobs that a new guy on the crew usually does, helping where needed. I was learning as much as I could and was a part of the team when the 07 car won at Homestead. It has been great working with everyone, the crew, Pratt and Miller, and the engineers.”

Before Setup II, Prey had laid down impressive results on race tracks across America. He began his competitive racing career in 2002 in the Skip Barber Midwest Regional series where he had several podium finishes. Continuing to climb the Barber ladder, 2004 had him posting one win, six podium finishes and 11 top fives. That year he was third in the season ending results. Prey went on to have a successful test in an Indy Pro Series car, completing his licensing requirements, with Sam Schmidt Motorsports at Kentucky Speedway in 2004. In 2005 Jensen Motorsports signed him to run in the Toyota Atlantic Series Road America event. He qualified eighth and an eventual mechanical DNF ended his day early. In 2006 seeking the need for more seat time Prey purchased a 125cc shifter kart and built SCCA National Spec Mazda Miata where he continues to hone his driving skills and race craft.

The racing reality television show Setup II is produced by Scott Gillen and comprised a competition between 24 aspiring racing drivers in Pratt & Miller Engineering prepared Pontiac Solstice GXP racers. Each driver brought a crew member and had to pay their own expenses for four weeks while shooting. The eight episode show played out in front of the SPEED Channel viewers on Thursday evenings. The Solstice racers were maintained in the Goodwrench Tech Center on the grounds of shows venue, the versatile Streets of Willow Springs in Rosamond, California.

Round five of the Grand-Am Rolex series will be run on May 17 and televised, tape delayed, on the SPEED Channel, May 18 at 12:00 p.m. ET.